100 Bullets
One of the greatest comic books that I know of took its final bow recently: Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso’s masterpiece, 100 Bullets. The centerpiece of the series has been, since the very first issue, the mysterious Agent Graves. Graves brings the powerless and the beaten
Kingdom Come
It is the distant future of the DC Universe. Beings with super-human abilities have spread across the globe, and ever-more powerful violent heroes and villains wreak untold havoc with their escalating conflicts. Meanwhile, the heroes of old are gone. Green Lantern has abandoned
The Ultimates Saga Continues!
Yesterday I wrote about three terrific series that told the story of The Ultimates, Marvel Comics’ reinvention of their super-hero team, the Avengers. In addition to those three phenomenal series that I discussed (The Ultimates, The Ultimates 2, and the Ultimate Galactus Trilo
The Ultimates!
Last month I wrote several posts about my favorite graphic novels. One of the works that I mentioned (saying at the time that a more lengthy review would be coming) was Mark Millar & Bryan Hitch’s The Ultimates. In the early 2000’s, Marvel Comics launched their Ultim
Josh has read the Star Trek movie prequel comic, Countdown!
IDW has published a four-issue prequel to J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek movie called Countdown. I picked up the four issues, but decided right away that I would wait to read them until after seeing the new movie. I didn’t want to be spoiled about any of the film̵
Here Come the Superheroes! Part III of Josh’s Look at His Favorite Graphic Novels!
Over the past two days I have listed several of my favorite graphic novels. (Click here for part I and here for part II.) You’ll notice that most of them had nothing to do with super-heroes. This was purposeful — although super-hero stories dominate the American comi
More of Josh’s Favorite Graphic Novels!
Yesterday I wrote about several examples of my favorite graphic novels. Today I’d like to share a few more that represent longer works: Bone — Three cousins stumble into a mysterious valley filled with wonderful and dangerous creatures. What begins as a whimsical, fun-
After Watchmen — Some of Josh’s Favorite Graphic Novels
Recently I’ve had a number of conversations with friends about graphic novels. A lot of this was prompted by the Watchmen film. People have been asking me what I thought of the original Watchmen graphic novel (it’s a masterpiece!), if they should read it (YES!), and if
“God Exists and He’s American” — Thoughts Upon Re-Reading Watchmen
I’ve been torn as to whether to recommend to my friends who aren’t already into comic books that they should go and read Watchmen. On the one hand, it is unquestionably one of (if not the) greatest graphic novels of all time. On the other hand, would someone who’
Top 15 Comic Books of 2008!
Well, I hope you enjoyed my lists of the Top 10 TV Shows and the Top 10 Movies 0f 2008. But, you know, EVERYONE writes those sorts of top 10 lists! So today, I wanted to send some love in the direction of the best comic books that I read in 2008. 2008 was a […]